Letters From Home

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Your story is important. Each voice helps to understand what’s happening - the ordinary and the extraordinary - right now, as we all are living it.

WOSU’s Letters from Home is recording the day-to-day lives of all of us through the COVID-19 pandemic.  We ask for reflective stories and thoughts. While social media is a quick splash in a puddle, we are looking for a deep dive in your feelings and life.

WOSU Public Media will curate these stories and post them on our various formats including on the radio, TV and online. We’ll let you know how we use your stories so you can tune in. 

Read Letters from Home below.

Letters From Home PreK - 12th Grade Lesson Plans from WOSU Classroom.

WOSU brings you Letters from Home in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art.

Letters From Home: Her Great-Great-Grandmother Helps Her Through This Pandemic

By • Apr 24, 2020
photo of Lizzie Lape (left) who disappeared during the 1918 flu pandemic, when it ravaged Ohio. photot Deb L. Lape (right, three from right) can't help but think of her great-great grandmother during this time. She disappeared at the same age Deb is now.
Courtesy of Debra L. Lape

As part of WOSU's Letters from Home series, Debra Lape of Avon in Lorain County shared her story about an infamous relative from her family's history.

Her great-great-grandmother Lizzie Lape lived in Ohio as well, as the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic spread across the country. 

Letters From Home: What's Your Most Surprising Challenge From Physical Distancing?

By • Apr 23, 2020
Letters From Home is a new series collecting stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
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WOSU’s Letters from Home is collecting stories from our day-to-day lives through the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to hear your reflections and thoughts.

Lessons From One Columbus Man's Year In Isolation

By • Apr 22, 2020
Bob Grove

When the order came to shelter in place, in the hopes of flattening the infection rate of COVID-19, I immediately thought of Bob Grove.

He’s a friend, has been sheltering in place for over a year. In March 2019, Grove was diagnosed with leukemia, and from that moment on, he has spent most of his time either at the hospital or at home.

Letters From Home: 'I’ve Had The Physical And Emotional Room To Realize My Worth'

By • Apr 22, 2020
Charlotte Stack

WOSU's Letters from Home collects stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic. This week, we're collecting responses to a new prompt: What has been the most surprising challenge you've faced from physical distancing?

Letters From Home: 'I Need To Be Around People More Than I Thought'

By • Apr 17, 2020
Macey Phillips

WOSU's Letters from Home is a new series collecting stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic. This week, we're collecting responses to a new prompt: What has been the most surprising challenge you've faced from physical distancing? Submit your stories below.

Letters from Home: What Ohioans Say They've Learned About Themselves

By • Apr 10, 2020
Letters From Home is a new series collecting stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
WOSU

WOSU's Letters from Home is a new series collecting stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic. We kicked off with a question about self reflection: What have you learned about yourself during this time?

Here are a few of the responses we've gathered from our community so far. And you can still submit your own story below.

Letters From Home: What Have You Learned About Yourself?

By • Apr 1, 2020

WOSU’s Letters from Home is collecting stories from our day-to-day lives through the COVID-19 pandemic. We want your reflective stories and thoughts.

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